Sheffield Wednesday man wanted on full-time basis by EFL side this summer
03/27/2025 03:35 AM
Sheffield Wednesday attacker Mallik Wilks is wanted on a permanent basis by Rotherham United, the Millers’ boss Steve Evans has said.
Sheffield Wednesday loaned the winger to the League One side last summer. SWFC have a decision to make regarding his long-term future this summer.
Wilks, 26, joined the Owls in 2022. He helped them gain promotion to the Championship in 2023 after they beat Barnsley in the play-off final at Wembley.
Evans has said, as per a report by the Rotherham Advertiser: “We love working with Mallik. I think he loves working with us. He’s a gifted boy who we’d like to work with going forward. Absolutely, we’ll have a conversation with him.”
He added: “Do we need more consistency and end product from him? One million per cent we do. Does he know we need that? Yes, he does. Was his pre-season where we needed it to be? No. He didn’t have a pre-season. He used to sit with the under-23s and play five-a-sides at Sheffield Wednesday. We knew that when we took him on.”
Sheffield Wednesday attacker Mallik Wilks wanted by Rotherham United permanently
Sheffield Wednesday signed Wilks back in 2022 under former boss Darren Moore.
He has since made 42 appearances for the Owls in all competitions and has scored three goals.
The Leeds-born man stayed put at Hillsborough last season under both Xisco Munoz and Danny Rohl but was given the green light to leave last year on a temporary basis when Rotherham United came calling.
Evans moved to land the player following the Millers’ relegation to the third tier to boost his attacking ranks.
He has enjoyed plenty of game time in this campaign as his current side sit down in 14th place in the table with nine fixtures left to play.
Wilks has played 36 matches altogether for the Millers and has chipped in with seven goals and two assists.
He rose up through the academy at Leeds United and went on to play once for their first-team.
He was loaned out by the Whites to Accrington Stanley, Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers before signing for Barnsley.
Hull City swooped in back in 2019 and he went on to play 91 matches for the Tigers and found the net on 30 occasions.
What now for Sheffield Wednesday’s Mallik Wilks?
It seems unlikely that he will break into Sheffield Wednesday’s team when he returns from Rotherham United.
Therefore, an exit later this year would probably suit all parties involved.
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